Necktie-band holder.



No. 754,007. v PATENTBD MAR. s, 1904.

G. G. PARSONS.

NEGKTIE BAND 1101mm.

. APPLICATION FILED MAB. 7. 1903. N0 MODEL.

.WITNESSES: d/ I [NVENTOR Georye fifiazzsoms UNITED STATES PatentedMarch 8, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE G. PARSONS, OF MADERA, CALIFORNIA. I

NECKTlE-BAND HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,007, dated March 8,1904. Application filed March 7, 1903. Serial No. 146,723. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE G. PARSONS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Madera, in the county of Madera and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Band Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in fastening deviceswhereby a tie may be retained in position upon a collar and preventedfrom slipping thereunder.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivedevice of this character which may be readily attached to a tie and canbe slipped upon and clamp a collar and hold said tie securely inposition thereon.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a perspective view showing myimproved fastening device in use. Fig. 2 shows the same upon anotherform of collar, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of the fastening device.

In carrying out the construction of my invention I take a single pieceof metal and bend the same centrally in curved form, as shown in thedrawings by the numeral 1. By means of this bend I provide side arms 2,and by bending said arms centrally or at their middle portions, as shownat 2, into U-shaped forms I produce vertical prongs 2 which are arrangedparallel with and between said side arms, said prongs being of a lengthequal to the length of said side arms, and by this construction ofprongs an equal pressure is had on opposite sides of the collar when thefastening is applied thereto and to the necktie. To fasten the tie inposition, the prongs 2" are bent forward or laterally from the side armsand inserted through the tie at a suitable point therein. The collar isthen inserted between the side arms 2 and the prongs 2 and will not onlybe clamped therebetween, but will also clamp the tie 3 firmly upon theprongs 2".

If desired, bands 4 may be secured to the inner faces of turn-downcollars, so as to permit the tie to be more securely fastened to thecollar and thereby assist the fastener, above described, in holding thetie in position.

It will be seen that the device is extremely simple and inexpensive inconstruction and is formed in a single piece of metal.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Anecktie-band holder comprising a single piece of metal having a centralcurved bend to provide vertical side arms of equal lengths, said sidearms being bent at their central or middle portions into U-shaped formsto produce vertical prongs which are arranged parallel with and betweenthe side arms, and said prongs being constructed to extend the lengthsof said arms, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE G. PARSONS.

Witnesses:

WM. OGSTON, P. F. KENNEDY.

